Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) vs Trefis comparison

Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) focuses on Data Visualizations, Data APIs, and Shipping & Trade while Trefis specializes in Valuation Models, Financials, and Data Visualizations. They overlap in 2 categories, so choose based on your preferred workflow and pricing.

Good news—both Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) and Trefis offer free plans. You can try each platform without commitment and only pay when you need premium features.

Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) provides API access for programmatic data retrieval and custom integrations. Trefis doesn't currently offer an API, so you'll need to use their web interface.

Choose Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) if you need Visualizations and rankings based on Economic Complexity Index (ECI) and Product Complexity Index (PCI), with reports by HS classification., and Monthly international trade data and subnational coverage across 30+ countries available on Pro plans.. Go with Trefis if Interactive “what-if” stock models - adjust forecasts, watch the valuation update in real time, and save or compare multiple scenarios., and Excel round-trip workflow: export models to Excel, make changes locally, then upload again to auto-create interactive dashboards without IT support or templates. better fits how you invest.

Both cover common asset types. Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) also includes Other. Trefis adds coverage for Stocks.

Both platforms let you export data to spreadsheets (Excel). This is useful for custom analysis or record-keeping.